Tolima is one of the 32
departments of Colombia, located in the Andean region, in the center-west of the country. It is bordered on the north and the west by the department of
Caldas; on the east by the department of
Cundinamarca; on the south by the department of
Huila, and on the west by the departments of
Cauca,
Valle del Cauca,
Quindío and
Risaralda. Tolima has a surface area of 23,562 km², and its capital is
Ibagué. The department of Tolima was created in 1861 from a part of what was previously
Cundinamarca.